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Theatre informs on climate change

BY LYDIA.WEDE @iowastatedaily.com Approximately 73 percent of Americans believe Earth is currently in the midst of climate change, yet 28 percent say they never hear any discussion regarding the issue, according to a joint study conducted by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication.

Vivian Cook, a graduate student in sustainable agriculture and community regional planning programs, and the director of “Climate Change Theatre Action: Lighting the Way,” discussed what the importance of acting on climate change is to her.

“We are facing a crisis right now and communities have to come together to act on it,” Cook said.

Cook said the climate change discussion inspired her to become involved with the production.

“I think it’s really important that we find avenues to talk about it, to tell the stories of climate change and what it means for all of our communities right now and how we can

act accordingly,” Cook said.

Climate Change Theatre Action (CCTA) is about promoting conversation about climate change to students, faculty and the community.

The free exhibition is comprised of 18 individual performance pieces all centering around the common theme of climate change. Fifteen of those pieces are plays with 14 different international authors and one author from the Ames community. Each scene is about five minutes long and explores climate change from a different angle.

“It’s very interesting,” said Samuel ElliottRude, an actor in CCTA. “Some of these have a contemporary style, others are more rhythmic and musical. Some are very ensemble-based and others are more focused on movement.

That’s been a really cool different thing for me on this one.”

The acts also feature a unique blend of viewpoints, characters and settings meant to showcase how climate change is an issue affecting all life on Earth.

“They’re all connected thematically, of course, but they’re also all really different,”

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DESIGN BY MARIA ALBERS Climate Change Theatre Action performs with the purpose of informing communities about the effects of climate change and how others can be more environmentally friendly.

CALS students travel the world Latinx film tells story of Mariel boatlift

BY AMBER.FRIEDRICHSEN @iowastatedaily.com

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Study Abroad Fair informed students on possible study abroad programs Thursday.

Exclusively for students of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the fair shed light on destinations and travel options for studying abroad.

Students attended the fair at the Farm Bureau Pavilion to learn about the 16 upcoming spring and summer 2020 study abroad trips, as well as other options they have for studying abroad.

There are a lot of opportunities for students when deciding what trip to take. Shelley Taylor, assistant director for the agriculture and life sciences administration, said that students have choices to meet many different interests and preferences.

“The most exciting thing about study abroad is if a student can imagine it, they can do it,” Taylor said.

“The number of options are almost unlimited. We have programs for students that are ten days long, we have programs for students that are a year long and we have everything in between.”

Dori Kralj, a junior in animal science, has already been on two study abroad trips. Her freshman year she traveled to the U.K. and her sophomore year to Thailand and Japan.

“You get hands-on experience with just seeing the agriculture as well as working with industry professionals,” Kralj said. “You gain a lot more friends and it helps you broaden your networking, especially with seniors.”

Kralj said she was able to connect with upperclassmen who were also students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences while she was studying abroad. She emphasized the impression the people she traveled with left on her and her education.

“You never really think about how somebody is going

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BY LOGAN.METZGER @iowastatedaily.com After the Cuban Revolution in 1950, Cubans were forced to live under communist rule and many lost property, but even more lost rights. One of the ways they sought to escape this life was through the Mariel boatlift.

As part of Latinx Heritage Month, Parks Library is presenting four films that pertain to Latinx experience in the United States. The third film, “Voices from Mariel,” was shown on Thursday to a room of 10 people.

The film followed José Garcia, an associate professor of Hispanic literature and Latin American studies at

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Florida Southern College, as he traveled around Cuba in search of those who stayed behind after the Mariel boatlift in 1980 and talked with those who left for America.

The Mariel boatlift was a mass emigration of Cubans who traveled from Cuba’s Mariel Harbor to the United States between April 15 and Oct. 31, 1980. In the end, over 125,000 Marielitos emigrated from Cuba to Florida through the boatlift. The term “Marielito” is used to refer to these refugees in both Spanish and English.

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10.4.19 Performance: Hikaru, Stephens Auditorium at 10 a.m. Explore Japanese folk music through

Hikaru’s magical melodies and striking rhythms.

Ensemble leader Nobuto Yamanaka brings together the distinctive three-string Tsugaro shamisen, powerful taiko drums, Japanese flute, songs and dance in a stunning performance that will carry you to the soaring mountains and rugged seas of Japan.

Brown Bag Series: American Sign Language, Gallery, Memorial Union at 11 a.m.

“Brown Bag American Sign Language: Deaf Culture and Language,” training for employees and community members interested in learning basic signs and more about deaf culture. You do not need to attend every session in order to learn from this series. Bring your lunch and an open mind for this interactive course.

Susan Chrysler White and Kathleen Edwards in Conversation, Room 2019, Morrill Hall at 12 p.m. Join artist Susan Chrysler White

and guest curator Kathleen Edwards as they talk about the evolution of Chrysler White’s artwork, the exhibition Force of Nature: The Art of Susan Chrysler White.

Performance: Climate Change Theatre Action, Fisher Theater at 7:30 p.m. ”Climate Change

Theatre Action: Lighting the Way,” a series of short plays written by international playwrights to support the UN Climate Change Conference. These stories bring science to life and encourage us to work toward a sustainable future together. ISU’s CCTA focuses on sharing knowledge, discovering hope and creating community as the best ways to face growing environmental crises.

CAITLIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY Under the lights Iowa State’s women’s soccer team faced TCU at the Cyclone Sports Complex on Thursday night. At half-time the score was 0-0.

POLICE BLOTTER 10.3.19 Kari Jean Gibler, age 26, of 107 East Line - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with driving while revoked at 399 South Grand Avenue and South 4 Street (reported at 2:08 a.m.).

Kari Jean Gibler, age 26, of 107 East Line - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with failure to provide security against liability at 399 South Grand Avenue and South 4 Street (reported at 2:08 a.m.).

Kari Jean Gibler, age 26, of 107 East Line - Ames, Iowa, was arrested and charged with failure to respond to yellow caution signal at 399 South Grand Avenue and South 4 Street (reported at 2:08 a.m.).

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Veteran to challenge Steve King

BY JAKE.WEBSTER @iowastatedaily.com Bret Richards is seeking the Republican nomination for Iowa’s 4th Congressional District in the 2020 election.

Richards said he made the decision to run “right after Christmas” in 2018.

“We started talking with my kids before Christmas and let that soak in — got their feedback first and then decided after Christmas to run,” Richards said.

The incumbent Republican representing Iowa’s 4th in Washington D.C., Steve King, narrowly held onto his seat in 2018. King defeated Democratic challenger J.D. Scholten by less than 3.4 percent in 2018. President Donald Trump carried the district by 27 percent in his 2016 victory.

“I think [Steve King] is vulnerable, I think that it’s questionable whether he could beat J.D. Scholten [...] in a very red district that’s not what we want to see as Republicans,” Richards said.

Richards, a veteran, attended the University of Iowa, receiving a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. Richards said he has been in business since 1999, when he got out of the Army.

He serves as chairman of the board of directors of the Manning Regional Healthcare Center and said he has served on various other boards.

Richards said he can differentiate himself from

CAITLIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY Bret Richards, a candidate for the Republican nomination in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District, spoke to the Daily on Oct. 2.

King because as a businessperson he focuses on working with people, “listening to customers” and getting things done.

“I am who I am; I think all Iowans recognize that in conversations I speak just like I’m talking to you,” Richards said.

The candidate said he has talked to five or six thousand Iowans and they prioritize the “rule of law” on immigration, among other issues.

“Iowans actually want legal immigration,” Richards said.

The candidate said he is in favor of a “wall or fence” to secure the border and reform of laws to

allow people to immigrate legally.

Richards said health care “always” comes up on the campaign trail when he’s speaking with people. He said people want solutions to make health care more affordable.

“There’s a lot of solutions actually if we could put the partisan bickering aside,” Richards said.

“We could talk about prescription benefits managers [...] they just become a middle man and it just ends up costing people more for their drugs.”

Richards said intellectual property rights for pharmaceutical companies should be looked at as another way to make health care more affordable.

“It turns out that the intellectual capital that they developed — I believe that they should get a return on their investment, I just don’t think that the United States should pay for the development costs for the entire world,” Richards said.

“My dad, he has to get a blood pressure medicine and he can get it cheaper from Canada — same exact thing.”

The regent universities in Iowa used to get a majority of their funding from the state. Today, the majority of Iowa State’s budget comes from students’ tuition.

On what he could do at the federal level to alleviate the burden on students, Richards said there are a lot of things that happened to get to this point.

“I teach at Creighton University, I have a Ph.D. in human capital management and so I’m familiar with the struggles students have,” Richards said. “I had a lot of student bills when I was getting my degrees also. There are things that have changed that caused tuition bills to go up so fast, but it’s not an easy answer.”

Richards said how federal student loans are guaranteed to contribute to rising tuition costs.

“Schools should actually be accountable for their graduation and placement rates through the free market place,” Richards said.

Richards is one of three Republicans challenging King, and the primary to determine the party’s nominee is scheduled for June 2.

Presenter speaks on As Afghan War turns 18, it remains a background issue monarch decline

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The Great Hall of the Memorial Union was packed with people Thursday to hear a presentation on the declining monarch population and what can be done to conserve the species.

Karen Oberhauser, director of the University of W isconsin-Madison Arboretum and director of the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project, presented “Monarch Conservation: Saving an Iconic Insect.”

Oberhauser introduced the monarch discussion by explaining that the overall goal is not just to save the monarch butterflies, but to save other species as well.

The level of interest had by people around the world was also heavily emphasized to show that despite the great interest in the species, the monarch numbers are dying.

“I learned a lot more about what’s going on with monarch conservation and the ways that we personally as citizens can help with monarch conservation,” said Collin Stratton, senior in animal ecology.

Oberhauser focused on the fact that most monarchs are unique because they migrate due to weather and breeding patterns. Oberhauser said no other insect has an organized system like monarchs do.

“I’ve participated in some monarch research,” said Rachel Vanausdall, a research associate for natural resource ecology and management. “And I’ve read several papers by [Oberhauser] and have always been interested in her work and the stuff she presented wasn’t very new to me because it’s stuff I’ve read in the literature, but I enjoyed it and it’s nice to see a big crowd of people here to listen to what she has to say.”

Oberhauser talked about the factors that affect the monarch population, such as climatic change, habitat availability and harmful pesticides.

Since the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001, American troops have been at war.

Individuals can see a parallel of a long, seemingly never-ending war by looking at the Vietnam War to help understand the current Afghanistan War, said Timothy Wolters, associate professor of history at Iowa State.

“Here we are in the Afghan war and it started in 2001; it’s twice as long as what when I was young was [referred to as] ‘America’s longest war,’” Wolters said.

The Taliban and Al Qaeda were involved in terrorist activities even before the United States entered the war after 9/11 attacks, said Richard Mansbach, professor of political science at Iowa State.

“The Clinton administration [was aware] of what bin Laden was doing long before 9/11, they knew of Al Qaeda long before 9/11, in fact they set up a separate branch in the CIA to keep track of this guy,” Mansbach said.

From 9/11 to present time, the war has gone back and forth between terrorists gaining and losing ground.

The United States searched for bin Laden and Al Qaeda forces, at moments having no luck and at moments overthrowing the Taliban and also witnessing terrorist attacks, Mansbach said.

However, a big event in this war happened in 2011.

“Probably the most impressive single foreign policy triumph of the Obama years was the fact that they finally tracked down Osama

ARABELLA HAU/ IOWA STATE DAILY Karen Oberhauser gave a lecture on the decline of monarchs Thursday.

“I didn’t know as much about the factors that were causing them to decline,” said Alexias Townsend, a freshman in food science. “I thought that they were just in general on the decline because of various reasons. Now I know it’s this pesticide, the reduction of land, it’s climate change.

I really have more of an understanding of why monarchs are on the decline and also more of what I can do to help. Maybe one of the biggest impacts is that even if you do such a small thing, it can help overall.”

Examples of what people can do to participate in the conservation of monarchs were presented to the audience, including creating habitats, supporting conservation organizations and sharing information.

“I think there are a lot of good things we can do as students and citizens,” said Matthew Card, senior in animal ecology.

“Just as far as gardening and things we can do around Ames especially that can help [the butterflies] on their way down to Mexico.”

Not only scientists have an effect on the population of monarchs, as the presentation displayed ideas of how everyone can take part in the conservation effort.

“We have some untamed land and I was thinking that if I could supplement that with some more seeds, or [make] sure that we don’t spray it just to make it more [butterfly] friendly,” Townsend said.

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bin Laden,” Mansbach said.

With the war going on for so many years, one of the key issues leading to students not being as aware of this war is the lack of a draft, Wolters said.

“If you want to serve in the military you volunteer — you’re not drafted, you’re not conscripted — and so I think that has been a strong factor in why Americans don’t pay as much attention, because they are not at risk [of going to war],” Wolters said.

Sawyer Kochel, a sophomore in open option liberal arts and sciences, served in the Marine Corps from 2014-2018 as a vehicle commander in his platoon.

The draft isn’t needed now because the United States has no need for guys riding horseback in a huge battlefield, Kochel said. “ War’s changed a lot; it ’s very tactical, not like it is in the movies,” Kochel said.

Another factor contributing to the disinterest in this war is “elites” not being a part of the ongoing war. Many of the celebrities, politicians, and other public figures students see today wouldn’t necessarily have links to the military as opposed to the past, Wolters said.

“Can you imagine a Kennedy serving in Afghanistan today?”

Wolters said.

A contribution to this war’s ongoing status is that outside sources, such as China and Russia, are less likely to interfere with the war as compared to past wars, Wolters said. “ There was a real fear in Vietnam of escalation; what’s interesting about Afghanistan is that fear is not there,” Wolters said.

Although Kochel said he respects and stands behind those who are fighting in the war, he also said he doesn’t think war is a good thing to do.

“War is a nasty business, a nasty thing,” Kochel said.

President Donald Trump would like to get American troops home; however John Bolton, Trump’s former national security adviser, advised against it as it could threaten the conditions on the ground, Mansbach said.

“Bolton wanted to maintain minimally current levels of troops in Afghanistan,” Mansbach said.

With no end date or anticipation of an end to this war, Wolters said it is important to remember those serving.

“I think that the people who volunteer to go and serve our country are American heroes, I really do,” Wolters said. “They deserve all the praise they get.”

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American countries set the stage for the events of the spring of 1980. A group of Cubans attempted to enter the Peruvian embassy in the last week of March, and on April 1 a group of six driving a city bus was successful in doing so and a Cuban guard was killed by a ricocheting bullet.

The Peruvians announced they would not hand those seeking asylum over to Cuban police. Following that announcement, about 50 Cubans entered the embassy grounds. By nightfall on April 5, that number had grown to 2,000, including many children and a few former political prisoners.

This trickle of people soon turned into a flood — by April 6 the crowd had reached 10,000 — and as sanitary conditions on the embassy grounds deteriorated, Cuban authorities prevented further access.

One person in the film described the horrible conditions within the embassy, which was no bigger than a football field. He said they had to use a hallway as a latrine and it smelled like “death.”

According to the film, on April 20 Fidel Castro, former prime minister of Cuba, said anyone who wanted to leave could, because the country did not want them. He called them “escoria,” which means filth, and encouraged those still loyal to Cuba to attack those who

wanted to leave. Loyalists threw rocks and beat others with baseball bats as they fled to the embassy.

During this speech, Castro said the port of Mariel would be opened to anyone wishing to leave Cuba, as long as they had someone to pick them up. Soon after, many Cuban-Americans began making arrangements to pick up refugees in Mariel harbor.

Those wishing to leave were sent to El Mosquito, which one man in the film described as “an animal pen by the sea.” While at El Mosquito, those wishing to leave were packed in with individuals the Cuban government wished to get rid of, such as ex-convicts, criminals, homosexuals, prostitutes and the mentally ill.

When the boats started to arrive in the port of Mariel they came in all shapes and sizes. There was every kind of boat, ranging from shrimp boats to yachts, and Cuban officials started to fill them. Many of the boats were overcrowded, with upwards of 300 individuals per boat.

Once the emigrating Marielitos were packed on the boats, they embarked on the 90-mile journey to Key West, which was extremely dangerous. There were high waves washing over the boats and many boats ran out of gas and had to be towed. One woman in the film talked about how an engine overheated and shot petroleum into the air, which started to burn her and others

on their boat.

Once the Marielitos reached Florida, they were processed at camps set up in the greater Miami area, generally at decommissioned missile defense sites. Other sites were established at the Orange Bowl and various churches throughout the area. Once initially processed and documented, the refugees were reunited with relatives already living in the United States or sent to larger processing facilities.

Crowded conditions in south Florida immigration processing centers forced U.S. federal agencies to move many of the Marielitos to other centers in Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania; Fort McCoy, Wisconsin; Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, and Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. From here the Marielitos waited either to be cleared and released or waited for their family to come claim them.

At the end of the film, those who emigrated talked about how, even though they left Cuba and are happy they did, they still miss Cuba and it will always be part of their heritage.

After the film, Lucia Suarez, associate professor of world languages and cultures, facilitated a discussion among attendees.

Suarez talked about how this was only one of the five major Cuban exoduses as citizens tried to escape communism seeking a better life. She also asked attendees to consider comparing the

COURTESY OF IMDB Parks Library screened “Voices from Mariel” Thursday night. The film focused on the story of the 125,000 Marielitos who fled Cuba in 1980.

Mariel exodus to the migration of immigrants from South America today and how it is both similar and different.

The next film screening in the series will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday in Parks Library room 198.

Series to educate on deaf culture

BY SUSANNAH.CRICHTON @iowastatedaily.com The department of world languages and cultures is hosting a series called “Brown Bag American Sign Language: Deaf Culture and Language,” with training in basic signs and important information about deaf culture.

The series begins with an event 11 a.m. to noon Friday in the Gallery of the Memorial Union. It is free and open to faculty, staff and the public.

American Sign Language (ASL) is used by the majority of the deaf community and is highly beneficial in a variety of jobs and careers. There are, however, common misconceptions about ASL that can hinder its prevalence in education. The Brown Bag series intends to help people understand why it is vital to learn more about deaf culture and basic ASL. “I’ve heard that people think ASL is not a language — it is,” said Dina Toulan, lecturer of ASL with the department of world languages and cultures.

“And I think people have different perspectives about deaf people and culture and I think this training will help clarify a lot of things. Not every deaf person

can lipread or talk. I think people are assuming that we all are the exact same — we aren’t. There is so much to cover, honestly, but I think starting somewhere is good.”

Student support and interest is absolutely necessary for ASL courses to continue their outreach and education. Iowa is desperately in need of interpreters, as according to Toulan, there are only 16 interpreters within a 50-mile radius of Iowa State. Toulan said she hopes the Brown Bag sessions stimulate enthusiasm for ASL and make attendees feel better informed about the language and culture.

“I’ve had several students telling me that they want to learn more ASL when they are completed with their foreign language requirements,” Toulan said.

“Most of them say they learn so much after taking our classes, and they want to pursue interpreting but Iowa does not offer an interpreting program anywhere except for one community college.

Basically I’ve heard nothing but positive comments from students and they really enjoy taking our classes.”

Students and staff are encouraged to bring their lunch and an open mind to this informative ASL series session.

IOWA STATE DAILY Court Mac Gregor, then-sophomore, and Joey Foss, then-senior, handed out free hot chocolate in front of the library March 2, 2015, to promote Deaf Awareness Week.

CAITLIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY Presidential Candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks in Council Bluffs on the Fourth of July.

Harris will visit Iowa State on Sunday for a town hall.

Kamala Harris to visit Iowa State for town hall Sunday

BY KATHERINE.KEALEY @iowastatedaily.com Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., will visit Iowa State at 6:20 p.m. Sunday in the Scheman Building for a town hall.

Grace McCamy, a field organizer for the Harris campaign in Ames, said the campaign is in the process of trying to get information about Harris out on campus and inform as many students as possible.

“A big focus of our campaign is making sure students know how important their vote is, and their caucus participation is,” McCamy said.

McCamy said the Harris campaign is planning to hold a caucus training event on campus.

This event will inform students about the process of caucusing and the importance of it, especially in Iowa.

“It is easy to sit back and say ‘there are so many candidates, I don’t want to choose yet,’ and that is fine if you are still doing your research, but I do want to emphasize what an honor it is to be in Iowa,” McCamy said. “What a privilege and honor it is to have all these candidates coming to campus.”

McCamy said she believes Harris’ campaign relates directly to students, whether on issues

of climate change, gun control or lifting up the working class.

The stress is on for this election to see who will go head to head against President Donald Trump.

Ryan Ford, senior in political science, is a “Kamala Campus Captain” for the Harris campaign. He said he believes Harris is a bold candidate, and people can see that through her statement in regard to the impeachment case of Trump.

Ford will also be the moderator of the town hall, according to the Harris campaign.

“She is willing to stand up to anyone and do the right thing,” Ford said. “The caucus is just the process of getting rid of Donald Trump, and that is pivotal for students right now. When you look at issues of climate change, health care and gun control, if we allow around four years of Donald Trump nothing will move forward.”

McCamy said this election is crucial for generations to come and if you don’t vote then you are voting for Trump.

“This is probably the most [consequential] election of my lifetime,” McCamy said. “You need to really dig morally and understand where you stand on, I believe [...] for the future of our country.”

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Getting back on track Cyclones hope to stay afloat in Big 12 with a win

BY ZANE.DOUGLAS @iowastatedaily.com On Saturday, Iowa State football will be back in Ames for its fourth home game of the year.

Th e Cyclones will take the fi eld against Texas Christian University (TCU) at Jack Trice Stadium, with hopes to bounce back from a close loss to Baylor.

“I’ve got no shame or disappointment in our football team right now,” said coach Matt Campbell.

TCU is 3-1 with its one loss coming to Southern Methodist University (SMU) by a score of 41-38.

TCU’s offense will provide a challenge for Iowa State in one area — the run.

TCU is averaging 275.3 rushing yards per game as a team while only averaging 213.3 passing yards. There is a multitude of reasons for this, with the most important being the Horned Frogs have solid running backs that their offense runs through.

TCU senior running back Darius Anderson has run for 483 yards this season and has done that on only 59 carries, good for 8.2 yards per rushing attempt. Anderson is currently 13th in the Football Bowl Subdivison in rushing yards, but his average per attempt is much higher than 11 of the 12 in front of him.

One of the reasons he hasn’t been fed the ball so much is because of the other guy the Horned Frogs have — Sewo Olonilua.

Olonilua hasn’t been quite as good as Anderson, but he has garnered enough respect through demand carries. He has 202 yards on 39 rush attempts, which is good for 5.2 yards per rush.

“It ’s really been impressive to watch on film,” said defensive coordinator Jon

JaQuan Bailey tackles Kenny Hill for a sack during Iowa State’s 14-7 win against No. 4 TCU in 2017.

Heacock. “They’re basically running the football right over people right now.”

The run game is something Iowa State will need to focus on if they’ll have any chance of stopping the Horned Frogs’ attack.

Through the air, TCU hasn’t been as effective, but the Horned Frogs have been able to limit mistakes, something Campbell would like to see his team work on.

“We’ve won a lot of games maybe in the last two years in those margins,” Campbell said. “If you look back our last six, seven, eight games, we’ve seemed to lose some games in the margins.”

At the forefront of limiting mistakes for the Horned Frogs is true freshman quarterback Max Duggan.

Duggan hails from Council Bluff s, Iowa, and Iowa State spent time trying to bring him to Ames.

Along with a pedestrian 53 percent completion percentage, Duggan has thrown for seven touchdowns in parts of four games and hasn’t thrown an interception yet.

“Man, I’m a big fan of Max,” Campbell said. “For Max, it’s a lot of respect to who he is, and him going somewhere else doesn’t change my appreciation for who he is.”

On Iowa State’s side of the ball, its offense has had problems finishing drives in the end zone so far in the season.

Whether it’s no clear answer in the run game, mistakes by a young quarterback or a banged-up offensive line, there always seems

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to be something stopping the Cyclones just before they can get deep into enemy territory.

The Horned Frogs defense gave up 41 points to SMU, but aside from this, they haven’t given up 15 or more points in any game this season.

Iowa State’s offense will have its hands full on Saturday as its defense attempts to stop a relentless rushing attack.

Sophomore quarterback Brock Purdy is not worried.

“We haven’t really clicked that well offensively throughout a whole game, besides the Louisiana-Monroe game,” Purdy said. “If we can learn from that, I feel like we can help out our defense when we’re making stops.”

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AROUND THE BIG 12 NO. 6 OKLAHOMA @ KANSAS

NO. 21 OKLAHOMA STATE @ TEXAS TECH WHEN: 11 a.m., Saturday WHERE: Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas WATCH: FS1

WHEN: 11 a.m., Saturday WHERE: Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas WATCH: ABC

BAYLOR @ KANSAS STATE

NO. 11 TEXAS @ WEST VIRGINIA WHEN: 2:30 p.m., Saturday WHERE: Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, West Virginia WATCH: ABC

WHEN: 2:30 p.m., Saturday WHERE: Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas WATCH: ESPN2

Darius Anderson

La’Michael Pettway

Iowa State comes into this matchup against TCU with the nation’s 36th ranked rushing defense. Some might say that number isn’t anything to boast about and that would be correct, as Iowa State has fallen from the nation’s No. 10 rushing defense after giving up over 200 rushing yards to Louisiana-Monroe and 106 yards against Baylor in back to back weeks. This comes after Iowa State had given up a combined 146 rushing yards in its previous two games.

After Iowa State’s offense was shut down through the first three quarters against Baylor, there were many factors to point as to why.

Anderson is a veteran running back who has already piled up 483 yards and five touchdowns this season. His season high in rushing was 179 against Purdue. He could take advantage of a faltering Iowa State run defense Saturday.

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One of those was the virtual absence of Pettway in the receiving game. The transfer only had one catch for 14 yards in the conference opener.

Pettway has been a viable scoring target for Brock Purdy in Iowa State’s three previous games. If Iowa State is going to put up points and give Purdy as many weapons as possible, expect to see Pettway get his targets and receptions increase.

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GOOD COP vs. BAD COP

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Cyclone spirit Iowa State fans stormed the field after a 14-7 victory over fourth-ranked TCU on Oct. 28, 2017. The victory was the second against a top-five ranked opponent in the season.

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Good Cop Iowa State has struggled to score against TCU with Matt Campbell as head coach. In three games against the Horned Frogs, the Cyclones have averaged 16 points a game and have a 1-2 record in those games.

TCU has gotten off to a good start this season, winning three out of its first four games and it has scored at least 34 points in each game.

However, the Horned Frogs have not played a defense like Iowa State’s.

Saturday’s game is looking like it ’ ll be a wet and windy day as the temperature is expected to be 55 degrees with 15 mph wind and a strong chance for heavy thunderstorms.

In those kinds of games, there are two major factors in deciding a winner. Which team does better against the run and which team can handle the conditions better?

Both teams are strong defensively. TCU’s defense is allowing 18.8 points per game and Iowa State’s defense is allowing 21.7 points per game.

All three of the Cyclones’ home games have been played in wet conditions, so they should be prepared.

TCU has been dominant running the ball, averaging 275 rushing yards a game thus far. Meanwhile, Iowa State is only averaging 152.25 rushing yards a game.

Because both defenses are really good, both teams will probably only to be able to rush for around 150 yards each.

This game should be a lot like the 2017 matchup, which was a low-scoring defensive battle and saw the 25th-ranked Cyclones beat the fourth-ranked Horned Frogs, 14-7 in Ames.

Because of Iowa State’s experience in games like this as of late, Iowa State should be able to escape with a victory.

ISU 21, TCU 17

Bad Cop Iowa State has been out of sync on offense this season and the Cyclones won’t have an easy defensive team this week against TCU. The Horned Frogs are the third best team in the Big 12 this season in scoring defense and are only allowing their opponents to average 18.8 points a game. Iowa State is already the fourth worst offense in the conference and averages 34.8 points a game.

Iowa State’s troubles on offense have mostly been in the run game and the team ranks as the second-worst team in the conference in terms of total rushing yards.

Whether it is Johnnie Lang, Sheldon Croney or any other of the Cyclones’ running backs carrying the rock, they will have trouble with the Horned Frogs rush defense and particularly linebacker Garret Wallow.

Wallow leads the conference in total tackles with 48 and solo tackles with 31.

On the offensive side of the ball for the Horned Frogs, they have a strong running back in Darius Anderson, who has 483 rushing yards this season and an average of 8.2 yards an attempt.

If Anderson is able to get into the second and third levels of the defense, he has shown an ability to make defenders miss and add extra yards to his runs.

When Iowa State’s offense can’t get going, Anderson will have even more opportunities to break off strong runs for the Horn Frogs, even though Iowa State has one of the best run defenses in the conference.

TCU has arguably the worst passing attack in the Big 12 this season, but the run game — especially for Anderson — could give the Cyclones fits.

With an anemic offense and strong TCU run game, this game has the look of a defensive battle — one Iowa State will find itself on the wrong end of.

ISU 10, TCU 14

THE PICK Iowa State vs. TCU NOAH ROHLFING

Iowa State 24, TCU 20

We may have gone too high-scoring when predicting Iowa State’s first Big 12 game last weekend. I will not be fooled this week. Iowa State is a team built on winning (and losing) in the margins, not by scoring 72 damn points against Louisiana-Monroe.

The Cyclones win by playing strong defense and making the most of big-play opportunities offensively. They did neither against Baylor, particularly in the third quarter. I feel like the Cyclones will get the win, right the ship and head into West Virginia week dreaming of another undefeated October.

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Iowa State 17, TCU 28

Doomsday time for the Cyclones. They lose to TCU for their first loss in October since Matt Campbell’s first year as coach. While Iowa State looks better on paper, you can’t deny the Cyclones haven’t performed up to standard this season.

Look for the Horned Frogs run game to give Jon Heacock’s defense fits all day while the offense continues its lackluster start to the season. If Iowa State can find its offensive footing, there shouldn’t be any trouble getting back over a .500 winning percentage, but besides the Louisiana-Monroe game, the offense has failed to find any consistency. A loss would all but destroy the Cyclones’ Big 12 title hopes.

Iowa State 24, TCU 14

After a not-so-perfect start to the conference season, Iowa State will get a bounce-back win at home against the Horned Frogs of TCU. There’s an expression you are what your record says you are, but this term just doesn’t apply to TCU. The Frogs have played one team with a winning record and that was No. 25 SMU. Iowa State is a better team with more to play for with Big 12 championship aspirations still on the mind. The Cyclones will come into this matchup looking to make a statement after the offense took a big step back against Baylor.

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Iowa State 30, TCU 13

Staying loyal and forever true to classic October fashion, Iowa State will win the first game in October vs. TCU. And just in time for Brocktober, Brock Purdy is #2 in total offense in the Big 12. I may not know much about sports, especially football (In high school, my former cheer coach made us take a quiz about the more technical parts of the sport. Needless to say, I didn’t do too well.) however, I do know that Iowa State’s biggest defensive weakness is passing defense. And TCU is currently ranked 8th in the Big 12 for passing offense, which basically evens out, right?

Because of this, I’m anticipating a kind of back and forth game. Hopefully this time without any rain delays or three overtimes. I think Iowa State has it in them after Baylor and will hold true to the past two Octobers, making this one a solid win against TCU.

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CAITLIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY The Rosacker’s tailgate setup in the RV lots outside Jack Trice Stadium during the Aug. 31 game against the University of Northern Iowa. Tailgaters often arrive hours before kickoff.

A unique type of tailgater Rosacker family takes Cyclone spirit to next level

BY MATT.BELINSON @iowastatedaily.com The decades-long tradition of tailgating has become commonplace at professional and collegiate football games all across the country.

Beer, cornhole and the smell of red meat cooking are all elements synonymous with tailgating for football fans. However, while many tailgates feature the same type of food and beverages, there are some tailgates that feature unique fans with even more unique stories on why and how they ended up dedicating their Saturday mornings to cheering on Iowa State football.

One of those unique tailgates is hosted by the Rosacker family. The Rosacker tailgate features a Northern Iowa graduate, a former Iowa State Athletic Department employee and a batch of themes to make each tailgate stand out from the last.

The man who gets the reputation of being “the star of the show”, Matt Rosacker, has been tailgating and cheering for Iowa State football since he moved to Ames in 1996.

Rosacker went to Northern Iowa for college, but did not follow its football or basketball teams while he was there.

Once he left Northern Iowa he moved to Ames and met his wife, Erin.

Erin, like her husband, did not go to Iowa State, but instead graduated from the University of Iowa. Erin then made her way around the state of Iowa after she left college. She worked at Drake and then went to Grinnell College for a year.

Once Matt and Erin met and lived together in Ames, Erin’s job in the Iowa State athletic department would start a tradition of tailgating Matt and Erin have kept going ever since.

“He’s all in with Iowa State,” said Erin. “When he got here he was all excited about Big 12 football, so he was an easy sell.”

“If you’re a sports nut, then you are always a sports nut, and being in a college town makes you just get caught up in it, even if you don’t go here.”

Erin’s job in the athletic department gave her free tickets to football games, which Matt saw as an opportunity to tailgate.

Matt took a page out of one his coworker’s

books and looked into buying a RV for tailgating.

Matt said when he bought the RV, it had one purpose and one purpose only: to tailgate for Iowa State football.

“It’s for one purpose only, I’m not going to the lake with it or anything,” Matt said. “The wife was only OK with the RV if it had a nice bathroom. Once I found one that did, that put her over the top.”

The Rosackers named their first RV “Cousin Eddie,” based off the character from “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.” The RV was a 1977 coachman RV and even had the license plate spelling out “Cousin Eddie.”

The Rosackers now own a camper to provide more space inside for tables and food.

Even though “Cousin Eddie” is gone and old staples of the Rosackers’ tailgate have changed, many old and new friends feel the impact of their tailgate to this day.

One of those old friends who is still close with the Rosackers is Mike Green. Green has been the Iowa State football sports information director since 2013, but has known Matt and Erin long before he took the position in the football program.

Green attended Northern Iowa and met Matt in the dorms after Matt transferred there. Matt and Green were in the same social circles and got along all throughout college.

Green ended up obtaining his master’s degree from Iowa State and ended up working with Matt’s now-wife, Erin.

One weekend, Matt came to visit Green in Ames, but then he met and started talking with Erin. According to Green, they hit it off immediately.

Once Matt and Erin became a couple, Matt fell in love with Iowa State athletics, Green said.

Green says he can see why Matt loved Iowa State athletics so quickly, as Northern Iowa provided a much different experience.

“When you go to games at UNI and Iowa State, it is night and day,” Green said.

Green may work for the football program in an official capacity, but he still keeps in contact with Matt and they get to see each other about twice a month. Green said he views Matt as a true fan and a model which other schools and fans should want to have represent their program.

One story came to his mind as a clear example of how passionate Matt’s fandom has become since he began tailgating.

“One Cy-Hawk game it was down to the wire and Erin started videotaping Matt because Iowa State needed to score,” Green said.

CAITLIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY Matt Rosacker (left) has been tailgating at Iowa State home games since he moved to Ames in 1996. Various friends and family members participate in the family’s tailgate themes.

Iowa State won on a late score and as soon as it went final, he started hugging everyone and hugging strangers; it was a true Cyclone fan living on the edge and having true excitement for the team.

“We need more guys like that, every school needs someone like that who is passionate about the school,” Green said.

One of the big reasons Green says Iowa State’s athletic department has risen in ticket purchases and fan attendance in the last ten years is because of Iowa State’s stance on fans and tailgating.

“Iowa State has embraced that niche because we don’t frown upon people in the tailgate lots; matter of fact, we want people to have fun out there,” Green said.

Another friend the Rosackers have found since they have tailgated and made their mark at Iowa State is Ron Collison, also known as “Hog Farmer” to the Rosackers and many others.

Collison said he got the nickname “Hog Farmer” in high school. It eventually carried over to college and now his friends and family occasionally refer to him as a “Hog Farmer” when bringing him up in conversation.

Collison met Matt and Erin between 20022003 when the Rosackers and Collison had to move their tailgate to lot D3 of Jack Trice Stadium.

“It is only because of tailgating I know them,” Collison said. “When I met them, we hit it off right away. [Matt’s] a funny guy.”

Collison graduated from Iowa State in 1990 and first began using a pickup truck as his main vehicle for tailgating. Once Collison moved back to Cedar Rapids, Iowa after he got out of the Navy in 2000, he spoke with some of his friends and wanted to “get a bus” for tailgating at Iowa State games.

He wanted to make the tailgates more fun for everyone involved and eventually bought an actual bus for his new tailgate. Collison painted the bus and used it for about 10 years.

His spirit and enthusiasm allowed him to connect with Matt and Erin quickly and since the day they met, Collison has seen it as a big success.

“It’s been a blast and it’s really amazing how far it’s come,” Collison said.

Erin said she knows why about half a dozen to 50 people like when Collison shows up to their tailgate every week, it all comes back to Matt’s intense love for Iowa State. Plain and simple, it’s because Matt is the entertainment.

“He is the sun of this universe, all this stuff floats around him and we all show up to watch him perform each Saturday,” Erin said.

A recent innovation in the Rosackers’ tailgate is the closed Facebook group created by Erin.

In the Facebook group, Erin announces each week’s particular theme their guests and friends should fit into for what type of food and clothes they should bring. For example, the 2019 opener against Northern Iowa had the theme, “It’s good to be[er] back!”

Erin said throughout the years, themes have ranged from Christmas Vacation to ‘’[Br]ocktoberfest” and Halloween costumes.

Matt said he enjoys having the themes for each week to be its own different experience for everyone involved, as he values the camaraderie and fun of the tailgate.

“When I’m here on Saturday, I am locked in, I don’t go anywhere,” Matt said. “I can’t control the outcome of the game but I can control the good time we have before.”

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Cyclones move forward Cyclone Hockey focuses on upcoming Redbirds

BY ZACH.MARTIN @iowastatedaily.com Each weekend series, Cyclone Hockey is looking to build off what happened the two games prior.

The approach doesn’t change, despite the opponent.

This opponent, Illinois State, is a unique one.

In their first road series of the season, the Cyclones will face a Redbirds squad which, despite not making the ACHA postseason, has the Cyclones’ attention.

“They’re much improved,” said head coach Jason Fairman. “We’ve had a formula preparing for our conference play; Illinois State I expect to be better. This game is designed for Lindenwood and those type of teams. We’re going to have our work cut out; It’s tough to play on the road.”

Through four games, Illinois State has looked the part.

Much like the third-ranked Cyclones, the Redbirds split with 14th-ranked Missouri State in their season-opening series after getting swept by Illinois.

A deeper look shows why senior goalie Nikita Kozak isn’t looking past the team based in Bloomington, Illinois.

Illinois State went to overtime against the Illini on Friday then took a 2-1 lead on Saturday, giving up two goals to trail 3-2 before netting a game-tying goal in the third period.

The Redbirds are led by Daniel Sarnecki, who has five goals — four against Missouri State — and an assist on the season. Through four games, eight different players have found the back of the net.

“Our team does not [take] any weekend for granted,” Kozak said. “I definitely think it’s still

KARA DENNER/ IOWA STATE DAILY The Iowa State hockey team played Missouri State on Sept. 27 and Sept. 29. The Ice Bears won both games, leaving with a 2-0 victory.

going to be a challenge for us.”

It’s the last unranked opponent Iowa State will face in a while. It presents a chance for Cyclone Hockey to bury chances it missed against Missouri State and capitalize on mistakes.

“The schedule doesn’t let up, so we’ll have to come up with an answer to that,” Fairman said. “I have to think, eventually, the numbers will be in our favor.”

Fairman said he was concerned that his team would let one loss hinder what has been a successful 3-1 start to the season.

At practice and in the locker room, Kozak sees only positivity.

“I would say [...] the result of Saturday’s game definitely was unfortunate, but we were fired up,” Kozak said. “Hopefully, that energy we have in practice can carry into our weekend series.”

Even though it’s a low concern, Fairman did state possible distractions for his team before the puck drops Friday at 7 p.m. inside the Grossinger Motors Arena.

Some of the players on the Cyclones’ team are from Illinois, meaning they’ll be able to see

their families for possibly the first time since coming to Ames.

“It’s a low concern, we can overcome that,” Fairman said. “We’re worried about trying to get systems, special plays, forechecks, back checks, now add a little extra, first road trip and seeing them for the first time.”

Kozak shared no concern, embracing the roles he and other veteran leaders have of showing the younger guys how road trips works.

“Our young guys are very mature,” Kozak said. “I don’t think seeing their parents would be a distraction.”

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Choosing between a heartbreaker and blowout

BY TREVOR.HOLBROOK @iowastatedaily.com Two weeks off a heartbreaking loss in the Cy-Hawk game, Iowa State fans experienced another frustrating loss on the road at Baylor.

With the sting of the loss remaining fresh for Cyclone fans, Iowans rejoiced when they flipped the channel to ESPN to watch the Nebraska and Ohio State game unfold.

The Buckeyes made Nebraska look like a junior varsity high school team en route to a 48-7 beatdown. During the blowout, Ohio State completely shut down the Nebraska offense — specifically the passing game. Husker quarterback Adrian Martinez contributed 47 passing yards and three interceptions with a completion percentage of 47 percent (8-of-17).

Even outside of the middle-ofthe-pack teams like the Nebraskas and Iowa States of the world, the top teams experience these two types of losses too.

College football fans are all too

familiar with Alabama-Clemson title games. Last season, the Crimson Tide was dominated by Clemson and quarterback Trevor Lawrence in a 44-16 loss. In 2016, coach Nick Saban and Alabama lost 35-31 against Clemson.

So regardless if it’s the championship, a conference game or an out-of-conference rivalry game, what’s the easiest type loss to deal with between the two extremes?

I initially leaned toward a blowout loss. While you miss out on the gut punch near the end of the game, you still have to sit through three hours or so of your team being over matched.

And while Nebraska fans likely didn’t have too much optimism entering the Ohio State game, blowout losses can also make you feel foolish for being confident in your team just for it to get dismantled.

In the age of social media, it also becomes a toxic environment as fans of a rival team poke fun (or take a harsher approach) at your team and its fans. Aside from opposing fans,

COURTESY OF THE BAYLOR LARIAT Wide receiver Deshaunte Jones runs at the Baylor defense after making a catch in the Cyclones’ 23-21 loss to the Bears on Saturday.

you also have to sift through the posts and tweets from fellow irrational fans, typing absurd hot takes and suggesting bunches of people get benched or fired.

While all this adds up to a terrible experience and makes you wonder

why you follow them, I think a heartbreaking loss edges out a blowout (kind of like the opponent to your team).

I think blowouts are painful in the short term, but heartbreakers stick with you forever. The 42-3 blowout

in the Cy-Hawk game during Matt Campbell’s first season riled up fans on both sides, but the lopsided game rarely gets talked about anymore.

Meanwhile, a heartbreaker like Oklahoma State experienced against Iowa State in 2011 still gets talked about in Ames, and Cowboy fans still are reminded whenever the two teams meet up.

A heartbreaker also stirs up a flurry of “What ifs?” even years after the game. What if the Aaron Craft charge went the other way? What if there was replay in college football on Seneca Wallace’s run against Florida State? What if the penalty flag was never picked up against Kansas State?

Those examples are years old, but they still come up in local bars and at tailgates around central Iowa.

I think the longevity of the heartbreakers pushes it ahead of blowouts.

In conclusion, losing sucks, and I hope the heartbreakers are few and far between regardless of who you root for (unless it’s Nebraska).

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GRANT TETMEYER/ ISD Beto O’Rourke addresses supporters at the house of Ames resident Joan Bolin-Betts on July 2.

IOWA STATE DAILY People in the audience react to Dance Marathon participants cutting their hair to donate for wigs Jan. 26 in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union.

Fundraising saves lives Carson King’s donation is just the beginning

BY RYAN FORD @rford20@iastate.edu Carson King has done something remarkable.

He raised over $2.5 million for the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s hospital. Carson’s selfless act has shown Iowa State University, the state of Iowa and the nation what it means to be for the kids.

While Carson’s donation will leave a profound impact on Stead and the patients at the hospital, this movement will not stop with Carson.

Carson’s “for the kids” movement that has been displayed nationwide the past few weeks, has

been on campus at Iowa State since 1998 when Dance Marathon at Iowa State was founded. This movement will be present in a big way on Jan. 25, 2020, when Dance Marathon holds our annual big event in the Memorial Union.

Dance Marathon at Iowa State is the largest student-led philanthropic organization on campus. 100 percent of the funds that we raise go to the Stead Family Children’s Hospital.

Specifically, we are raising money for a revolutionary program at Stead called Hemodynamics.

Hemodynamics is a program that is using advanced technology to track the hearts of premature babies to mitigate heart-related risks. In the first year of the program, 600 babies were treated. Hemodynamics is saving the lives of children, and we are honored that Iowa State gets to fund this program.

Many have referred to Carson King as a legend in the past few weeks. There are a lot of other legends that we as an organization work with every

Beto O’Rourke will change the future

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day. These legends inspire us to keep fundraising, advocating and sharing our mission at Iowa State.

Malcolm underwent ten rounds of chemo before he was two years old. He is a legend.

Sophia has undergone two open-heart surgeries.

She is a legend. Reese spends at least an hour a day undergoing treatments to keep her body healthy. She is a legend. Gus spent 12 days on ECMO and came out nearly unscathed. He is a legend. Austin lost his battle to cancer, but still reminds us every day to “win the day.” He is a legend.

If you are inspired by what Carson has done, consider signing up for Dance Marathon. One check won’t change children’s health. It takes a movement of people who are committed yearround to the kids. We dance to change kid’s health, so that one day we may dance because we changed the future. I hope you join us in that fight this year by signing up for Dance Marathon 2020.

I feel that Beto speaks for my generation more than any of the other Democratic candidates.

His stances on gun control, climate change and women’s rights make me feel included and excited for the future.

I attended the annual Steak Fry in Des Moines and got the chance to meet Beto.

He greeted me and thanked me for showing up and participating in changing the future.

After awhile, I got to hear him speak to the 12,000 Democrats in the audience.

His speech was full of energy and very moving.

I have committed to caucus for him, and in doing so, I hope to inspire others to vote for him to change my future and the future of others for the better.

EDITORIAL

Be kind to customer service workers

BY ISD EDITORIAL BOARD Every time we shop at a retail store or dine in a restaurant, we encounter customer service professionals. These people take the time to listen to our wants and needs, and they help us in whatever ways they can.

Not every interaction is positive.

Sometimes a customer is frustrated about a return not working. Other times, things just aren’t going quickly enough. While these situations aren’t ideal for the customer, they certainly are not how the employee expected the transaction to go, either.

Monday marks the start of National Customer Service Week, which offers us an opportunity to show a little appreciation for the people who bag our groceries, help us find the right clothing size and keep track of all our complicated coffee orders.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average hourly wage

for a retail sales worker is $10.57, while servers average $11.08. Most of these positions require workers to be on their feet for extended periods of time and to be friendly even when a customer is more than unfriendly, which can put strains on a person’s mental and physical health.

It’s important to remember these things as you interact with customer ser vice workers. They ’re people.

Sometimes they make mistakes — not because they don’t care about their jobs or the level of service they’re providing, but because they’re human.

This week is also a great time to remember that the employees you encounter during your shopping or meal actually have very little control over the way things work in that establishment.

Maybe a store doesn’t have the size sheets you’re looking for. While unfortunate, it’s unlikely that the worker you’re speaking with is the one

who orders sheets for the store. They can sympathize with your plight, but getting angry with them won’t change anything.

Maybe the coffee shop is understaffed, and you’ve had to wait longer than usual for your order. That can throw a wrench in your schedule and set you behind, but the person who rings you up probably isn’t the hiring manager.

That person is probably just as frustrated as you that the line has built up, and they’re hurrying to get everything done.

Yelling at them won’t make more employees appear, but upsetting a barista might make it more difficult for them to do their job.

So, take a little extra care with service workers next week. They’re probably underpaid, and most of them really are trying their best. Even if it doesn’t seem like it, they’re working with what they’ve got.

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Friday, October 04, 2019 Iowa State Daily

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Campus sustainability Iowa State community on efforts, awareness

BY WHITNEY.SPENCER @iowastatedaily.com Ames joined the rest of the world in participating in the Climate Strike on Sept. 20.

The strike was aiming to raise awareness over the lack of action toward climate change.

Mike Rentz, Iowa State lecturer of mammalogy, sustainability and wildlife, said he knew of the Climate Strike but hadn’t heard of any discussion of the Climate Strike following the event.

Rentz was aware the strike was scheduled to occur and was hoping students would attend, being a prior activist himself. He’s followed the global efforts of the Climate Strike and has admiration for the lead activist, Greta Thunberg.

“I think Greta Thunberg is one of my new heroes,” Rentz said. “The fact that there were an estimated four million [participants] world wide – that gives me hope. Hopefully they can shame my generation into doing stuff a little bit more.”

Rentz said he doesn’t feel as strongly about the local strike, though. He said he applauds everyone who attended the strike in Ames, but the event needs to be more than just a “one and done” event.

“The rallies and marches are great, but it’s using those to forward a message or prompt an action that’s the hard part,” Rentz said.

“Unless you’re also registering people to vote or write a letter, unless you have overwhelming numbers like the global strikes, you have

CAITLIN YAMADA/ IOWA STATE DAILY Ames held a climate protest from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 20 at Ames City Hall. Different signs and speeches encouraged attendees to change habits to help the environment.

to be able to tie an action to it.”

Merry Rankin, director of sustainability, and Ayodeji Oluwalana, recycling coordinator, said although the Climate Strike may not be a topic of discussion, it still is an

important step in bringing climate change awareness to the personal lives of students.

They said the climate crisis is not just a one-day thing, but it is continuous.

“We can talk climate change for as long

as we want, but people won’t resonate with that message until you attach that crisis to them personally,” Oluwalana said. “People shouldn’t worry about if the strike had a lasting impact; I think we should focus on what we can do to continue to build on that momentum.”

Rankin and Oluwalana said trying to show students the current crisis is also impactful on an economic and social standpoint, as well as an environmental standpoint, is crucial in helping continue the efforts post-strike.

Lack of education seems to be playing a roll in the minimal participation of sustainable practices on campus as well.

Sam Allbee, a sophomore in animal ecology and biology, said she believes students should be required to take courses covering sustainability and conservation and they should be considered general education requirements.

“We have to take English and business and math gen-eds, but none to teach us about the environment?” Allbee said. “I think that is a major component that we should be worrying about, because it will affect our future generations.”

Allbee practices methods she believes to be sustainable in her day to day life in efforts to promote sustainability and make a difference. She lives a loose vegetarian lifestyle, buses to class to reduce CO2 emissions and has a growing reusable bag collection that she uses in place of plastic bags.

Fall activities to do in Ames

BY MEGHAN.CUSTIS

@iowastatedaily.com The month of October is here.

The weather is cooling down and fall weather is in full swing. There are many ways to get into the fall spirit on campus. The best part? All of them are on a student-friendly budget.

Iowa State football games are a great way to get into the fall mood in Ames. The sport is tied to being played on crisp fall days or nights.

Tailgating with a hot apple cider in your hand and an Iowa State hat on your head, you’ll be able to support the Cyclones while enjoying the season.

If you are not a season ticket holder, tickets can be found on the Iowa State Ticket Trader Facebook page for $15-$30, depending on the game.

L ocated south of Jack Trice S t a d i u m i s R e i m a n G a rd e n s , which holds multiple events in early and late fall. On Oct. 19 and 20 the Gardens hosts Spirits in the Gardens, where 1,000 carved pumpkins will be lit around the property.

From 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. there will be the Jack-O’-Lantern Walk featuring the pumpkins. Tickets are $4 at the door for Iowa State students and $6 for the general public. Pre-purchased tickets are

a dollar off.

Reiman Gardens will also host the Fall Colors Walk from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Oct. 17. This includes an in-depth walking tour of the plants and flowers unique to the gardens, which showcases the changing fall colors. The cost is $5 for Iowa State students and $12 for the general public.

The Workspace, located in the Memorial Union, offers fallthemed crafts. From 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 25 is “Día de los Muertos S ugar S kul ls” night. “S weater Weather” night is 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Nov. 8. The cost is $4 for Iowa State students and $5 for the public.

T h e Am e s Fa r m e r s M a rk e t occurs from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every Saturday in October. The market consists of stands with locally grown produce, crafts and homemade goods. There is no cost of entry, as you spend money only on what you choose to buy from the vendors.

Making sweet treats with friends on a cold, rainy night fills your apartment with the sweet smell of whatever you bake. Curling up with a homemade muffin, popping in a movie and heating up some hot chocolate costs under $20.

Taking a day trip to Ada Hayden or Ledges State Park is free and the perfect way to soak in all the fall leaves, crisp air and ideal hiking

IOWA STATE DAILY The leaves of trees around Lake LaVerne are slowly changing to shades of orange, yellow and red as fall is in full swing around campus and all of Ames.

weather. A car full of friends, a day of outside time and endless photo opportunities would include just the cost of gas!

For those who like to think of fall as “spooky season,” the Haunted Forest may be the activity for you! Nothing screams fall

like the scariest walk you may take all year. The cost is $20 and includes thirty minutes of thrilling, fearful fun.

Iowa State’s Campus Ser vice Crew is hosting service day from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 19. One of the best parts of your fall may

be giving back to your community. Boys and Girls Club of Story County, Reiman Gardens, Project Linus, The Workspace and more will be partnering with the Service Crew this year. It is free to register and sign ups will be live sometime in the coming weeks.

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Cook said. “We focused on choosing a variety of pieces to have a variety of voices and variety of experiences represented. That’s been helpful for me to explore as a citizen who’s trying to figure out what all climate change entails and who is affected and what I can do.”

In addition to the compact plays, there will also be pre-show music and poetry submitted by local Ames artists and authors.

CCTA is bigger than a campus event. It is an international project that coincides with the United Nations Conference of the Parties meeting every two years. Fifty playwrights are commissioned to provide short pieces to organizations and universities who wish to raise awareness about the issue. Instead of focusing on government action and world-wide policy, CCTA takes a unique approach and focuses on local action everyone can participate in.

This is not the first time CCTA has come to campus. CCTA’s first debut at Iowa State was in 2017, and was also directed by Cook.

“When I did this project in 2017, the emphasis of the project was on interdisciplinary collaborations and partnerships with not only other theater majors who were invested in this kind of work, but also people from a wide variety of fields and backgrounds and experiences who thought that this issue was important,” Cook said.

While CCTA has many similarities to traditional shows, such as using acting as a medium to convey an important theme to an audience, the differences and obstacles regarding CCTA in comparison to other Iowa State Theatre productions are numerous.

“Every show brings its own challenges and has to be approached from whatever point of view that show requires,” Cook said.

Instead of the typical two-to-three act play

with a continuous storyline, CCTA has 18 individual concepts making up the performance.

“We’ve approached each piece as individual and complete on its own,” Cook said. “In rehearsal, it’s about, ‘OK, what does this piece need to communicate? What are we trying to tell the audience? What do we want the audience to get from it? What do we want to get from it?’ For every single piece.”

Another distinctive quality of this showcase is the way the props and sets have been made.

Since CCTA is all about being environmentally friendly and preventing further climate change, Iowa State University Theatre spent time and energy making items from recycled material and by reusing objects.

“The designers for this show are very dedicated to making their own processes as sustainable as possible — which the world of theatre and the world of making things isn’t super conducive to not creating waste and not creating emissions — and encouraging that process for ourselves and for the department and for everybody involved to continue in the future,” Cook said.

One of the last obstacles for this rendition of CCTA is the venue. Out of the five scheduled performances, three of them will be presented in Fisher Theater. This is also where the cast practices. However, there will also be an opportunity to watch the showcase outside of Parks Library and another at the Ames Public Library. Because of the change in location, the actors will likely have to make some last-minute modifications. Different acoustics, space constraints, weather, lack of amplification systems and even finding a place for the audience are all factors to be addressed individually for those performances.

“I’m not entirely sure what it will look like quite yet,” Elliott-Rude said. “But it’s definitely going to be something. It’s going to take a bit of

adaptation to pull it off, but I’m confident that we’re going to be able to do it. [We’re] probably going to have to yell very loud.”

The event promotes outside organizations as well. At each performance of CCTA, a Sustainability Resource Fair with 20 local groups will be featured to help citizens find new ways to participate in climate change prevention and support the environment.

Additionally, experts will be present during intermissions to answer questions regarding the status of the Earth’s climate. A big partner for Iowa State’s production of CCTA is the master of fine arts in creative writing and environment program. The representatives helped to conduct research and organize community action that fits alongside the plays. A large donor is Humanities Iowa and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Their financial support made it possible for the showings to be free for Iowa State students and the local community. Other contributors are The EcoTheatre Lab, ISU Office of Sustainability/ Live Green! Initiative, Parks Library and the Ames Public Library.

CCTA is one of the many shows in this year’s, Iowa State Theatre HERoic season.

Every show in this collection is written by a female playwright, including all 18 performance pieces of CCTA. This season is in support of the nation-wide “50/50 by 2020” gender equity movement. They are planning to have half of all plays and musicals be written by women.

The first set of performances will be 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Fisher Theater.

A performance at 5:15 p.m. Thursday will be outside of Parks Library, where it is advised to bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on. In case of inclement weather, the event will be moved to the Parks Library overhang. The last will be 2 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Ames Public Library.

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to impact your life, especially getting to meet different people throughout the College of [Agriculture and Life Sciences],” Kralj said.

Not only can students connect with other students while studying abroad, but they also get to connect with their professors and other faculty.

“We have faculty-led programs for students,” Taylor said. “Which are really nice for students that have maybe never traveled abroad before, so they can travel with their class or with their professor.”

Megan Warin is a senior in agricultural business and has taken part in one of the faculty led trips.

In the spring semester of 2019, Warin went to Argentina with her professor of economics, Sergio Lence, who is a native of Argentina.

“When we went, we got to spend time at his farm and we got to see his town home as well,” Warin said. “It was kind of nice to be able to see the town with a local right alongside us. He was able to answer questions that we had and he kind of had a connection with people there.”

Warin’s trip to Argentina was one of the many two-week programs offered in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Students who are looking for a longer study abroad experience have options, too.

Students who attended the fair were encouraged to fill out an application if they were interested.

“Each program has a different application because the faculty are looking for different qualities or different eligibility requirements,”Taylor said.

“Most applications are fairly simple. They might ask some open-ended questions about what your interest is in studying abroad, what skills you bring to the team.”

The study abroad applications for students can be found on the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences website. Applications are due on Nov. 1 for spring 2020 trips and March 1 for summer 2020 trips.